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How do you EQ dubstep?
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 7:12 pm
by The_Real_DeFalco
Hey there!
I'm currently making a Dubstep track in LMMS. I've finished the creative aspect of it, and now I'm trying to fine-tune things to make it sound like a professional track.
-How do I EQ a dubstep track? (I don't really have any sort of EQing experience at all for any kind of music...)
-I want my drums to stand out more.
-I want to have loud, epic bass without clipping.
-Overall, I want a clean, professional-sounding track.
Please help me out. I've been searching the internet desperately to learn how to EQ well, and I haven't found very much useful information.
Thank you in advance for your positive contributions!
I really appreciate your help.

Re: How do you EQ dubstep?
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 7:47 pm
by Pistonsbeneath
its not like playing a computer game
Re: How do you EQ dubstep?
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 7:49 pm
by Sonika
1) what do you mean "EQ" it? there's not like a theory for EQing something. You don't just perform the action of EQing and it's done, lol.
2) post this in the production forum
if you want your drums to stand out more, I could help you but I'd need more detail about what kind of drums you're designing.
If you want epic bass, boost the bass frequencies....
Clean professional sounding track? Well that's a whole lot of different things. Compression, EQ, well mastered, good mixdown, the amount of actions are endless....
Re: How do you EQ dubstep?
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:11 pm
by topmo3
^

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Re: How do you EQ dubstep?
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:28 pm
by exfox
just be sure to use dubturbo and it should be okay

Re: How do you EQ dubstep?
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:47 pm
by Sonika
exfox wrote:just be sure to use dubturbo and it should be okay

Or Dr. Drum! haha if you haven't heard of it, head on over to the production forum. jokes

Re: How do you EQ dubstep?
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:48 pm
by Molzie
ham ftw
Re: How do you EQ dubstep?
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:51 pm
by exfox
Sonika wrote:exfox wrote:just be sure to use dubturbo and it should be okay

Or Dr. Drum! haha if you haven't heard of it, head on over to the production forum. jokes


good look
Re: How do you EQ dubstep?
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:54 pm
by Sonika
exfox wrote:Sonika wrote:exfox wrote:just be sure to use dubturbo and it should be okay

Or Dr. Drum! haha if you haven't heard of it, head on over to the production forum. jokes


good look
the sad thing is that many people will buy that...
Re: How do you EQ dubstep?
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:54 pm
by Sexual_Chocolate
And The Ladies Will Fall At Your Feet!
wut?
that is some terrible marketing
Re: How do you EQ dubstep?
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:56 pm
by Molzie
Nevalo wrote:And The Ladies Will Fall At Your Feet!
wut?
that is some terrible marketing
well im sold
Re: How do you EQ dubstep?
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 9:02 pm
by Pistonsbeneath
ladies be trippin
Re: How do you EQ dubstep?
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 9:07 pm
by Samuel_L_Damnson
Just put a bit crusher on the master, guaranteed to bring out that clean sound.
Re: How do you EQ dubstep?
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 9:14 pm
by MassAphekt
Sinestepper wrote:Just put a bit crusher on the master, guaranteed to bring out that clean sound.
Re: How do you EQ dubstep?
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 9:16 pm
by blinx
REAL ANSWER ALERT: lol albeit a very generalized answer im not trolling you like the rest lol.
For reals you want to MIX the elements together first. Eqing each track to indiividually optimize the freqs for each single track/element. Then when the MIX is sounding tight and right you will want to master your track to bring it into the same LOUDNESS as a "pro" track.
That is the simplified answer to your SUPER GENERAL and misinformed question. Read the Moneyshot thread to further blow your mind/expand your understanding of a mix.
Re: How do you EQ dubstep?
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 9:23 pm
by jrisreal
blinx got it. Just eq each element separately and make sure that different elements don't sit in the same space on the spectrum...hoping I'm making sense to you.
Re: How do you EQ dubstep?
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 10:35 pm
by Dystinkt
practice?
Re: How do you EQ dubstep?
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 10:50 pm
by didi
makes?
Re: How do you EQ dubstep?
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:22 pm
by Earjax
Its purely practice imo. This thread is jokes

Re: How do you EQ dubstep?
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2012 11:24 pm
by nowaysj
I'm from old school dubstep crew, low pass it.